Merle W. Huber v. United States of America, United States of America, Counterclaimant/appellant v. Monterey Navigation Company, Inc., Counterclaim

NORRIS, Circuit Judge:

On April 10, 1982, the yacht KUHUSH-AN sank in a storm off the coast of Marin County, north of San Francisco Bay. Two of the crew members drowned. The survivor and the decedents’ representatives sued the United States Coast Guard and Monterey Navigation Company, the owner of a ship involved in the incident, for negligence. The United States and Monterey Navigation jointly settled with the plaintiffs and brought crossclaims for contribution against each other. The government appeals the district court’s judgment in favor of Monterey Navigation. We vacate and remand.

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